William Howard Gay
Position: DE-DT-TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1955 in San Francisco, CA
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 50 (1485th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1979 | 2 | 1979-09-09 | 24-104 | DET | WAS | L 24-27 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 2 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-19 | 27-114 | DET | @ | RAM | W 19-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1982 | 3 | 1982-11-21 | 27-177 | DET | @ | CHI | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1982 | 4 | 1982-11-25 | 27-181 | DET | NYG | L 6-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1982 | 6 | 1982-12-12 | 27-198 | DET | @ | GNB | W 30-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1982 | 7 | 1982-12-19 | 27-205 | DET | MIN | L 31-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1982 | 8 | 1982-12-26 | 27-212 | DET | @ | TAM | L 21-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 8 | 1983 | 1 | 1983-09-04 | 28-099 | DET | @ | TAM | W 11-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1983 | 2 | 1983-09-11 | 28-106 | DET | CLE | L 26-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 1983 | 3 | 1983-09-18 | 28-113 | DET | ATL | L 14-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1983 | 4 | 1983-09-25 | 28-120 | DET | @ | MIN | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1983 | 7 | 1983-10-16 | 28-141 | DET | CHI | W 31-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1983 | 8 | 1983-10-23 | 28-148 | DET | @ | WAS | L 17-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1983 | 11 | 1983-11-13 | 28-169 | DET | @ | HOU | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1983 | 12 | 1983-11-20 | 28-176 | DET | @ | GNB | W 23-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 14 | 1983-12-05 | 28-191 | DET | MIN | W 13-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1983 | 17 | 1983-12-31 | 28-217 | DET | @ | SFO | L 23-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 18 | 1984 | 2 | 1984-09-09 | 29-104 | DET | @ | ATL | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1984 | 5 | 1984-09-30 | 29-125 | DET | @ | SDG | L 24-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1984 | 6 | 1984-10-07 | 29-132 | DET | DEN | L 7-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1984 | 8 | 1984-10-21 | 29-146 | DET | @ | MIN | W 16-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1984 | 10 | 1984-11-04 | 29-160 | DET | PHI | T 23-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1984 | 11 | 1984-11-11 | 29-167 | DET | @ | WAS | L 14-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1984 | 12 | 1984-11-18 | 29-174 | DET | @ | CHI | L 14-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1984 | 13 | 1984-11-22 | 29-178 | DET | GNB | W 31-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 26 | 1985 | 2 | 1985-09-15 | 30-110 | DET | DAL | W 26-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 1985 | 4 | 1985-09-29 | 30-124 | DET | TAM | W 30-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 1985 | 8 | 1985-10-27 | 30-152 | DET | MIA | W 31-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 1985 | 11 | 1985-11-17 | 30-173 | DET | MIN | W 41-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 1985 | 13 | 1985-11-28 | 30-184 | DET | NYJ | W 31-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 1985 | 16 | 1985-12-22 | 30-208 | DET | CHI | L 17-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 32 | 1986 | 6 | 1986-10-12 | 31-137 | DET | @ | GNB | W 21-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1986 | 8 | 1986-10-26 | 31-151 | DET | @ | CHI | L 7-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1986 | 9 | 1986-11-02 | 31-158 | DET | CIN | L 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 1986 | 11 | 1986-11-16 | 31-172 | DET | @ | PHI | W 13-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1986 | 12 | 1986-11-23 | 31-179 | DET | @ | TAM | W 38-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 1986 | 16 | 1986-12-21 | 31-207 | DET | ATL | L 6-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 38 | 1987 | 5 | 1987-10-18 | 32-143 | DET | SEA | L 14-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 1987 | 7 | 1987-11-01 | 32-157 | DET | @ | DEN | L 0-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 Games | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sacks & Tackles | |||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Sk | Tkl | Ast | |
| 1 | 1982 | 10 | 1983-01-08 | 27-225 | DET | @ | WAS | L 7-31 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |